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Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan
Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of
Elgin, IL: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread/dc6e82d947bb9b6e/14ec7e0675e741eb?lnk=gst&q=#14ec7e0675e741eb http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2 Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop (I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me). The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!). http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A1COUNCIL_S1.article http://tinyurl.com/332ahk -- Kristian Zoerhoff |
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Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan
Here's an idea for your bright leaders in IL--- Don't call or declare
any route "safe" . Here in NJ using bike routes often requires using roads to get to the next trail segment. If someone gets hit they arent likely to get anything from the state as they assumed a certain risk by cycling on the street. Lockers and such are a great idea though!!!! On Mar 13, 8:25*am, Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote: Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of Elgin, IL: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread... http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2 Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop (I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me). The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!). http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A... http://tinyurl.com/332ahk -- Kristian Zoerhoff |
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Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan
On Mar 13, 4:15*pm, wrote:
Here's an idea for your bright leaders in IL--- Don't call or declare any route "safe" . *Here in NJ using bike routes often requires using roads to get to the next trail segment. *If someone gets hit they arent likely to get anything from the state as they assumed a certain risk by cycling on the street. *Lockers and such are a great idea though!!!! On Mar 13, 8:25*am, Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote: Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of Elgin, IL: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread.... http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2 Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop (I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me).. The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!). http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A.... http://tinyurl.com/332ahk -- Kristian Zoerhoff - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The "liability boogeyman" Kristian mentioned (with an appropriately sarcastic nod of thanks to the IL Supreme Court) has little to do with a cyclist being struck by traffic and everything to do with roadway maintenance and design. Google "Boub VS Wayne Township". Regards, Bob Hunt |
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Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan
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Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote: Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of Elgin, IL: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...thread/dc6e82d 947bb9b6e/14ec7e0675e741eb?lnk=gst&q=#14ec7e0675e741eb http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2 Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop (I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me). The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!). http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...EL13_A1COUNCIL _S1.article http://tinyurl.com/332ahk Awesome! -- This signature can be appended to your outgoing mesages. Many people include in their signatures contact information, and perhaps a joke or quotation. |
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Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan
So I guess people in IL need a bif brother to ake sure they're safe
from even stepping into a pothole!! But they elected Osama Hussein as Senator so it shows how smart they are!!! On Mar 13, 8:58*pm, Bob wrote: On Mar 13, 4:15*pm, wrote: Here's an idea for your bright leaders in IL--- Don't call or declare any route "safe" . *Here in NJ using bike routes often requires using roads to get to the next trail segment. *If someone gets hit they arent likely to get anything from the state as they assumed a certain risk by cycling on the street. *Lockers and such are a great idea though!!!! On Mar 13, 8:25*am, Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote: Not quite a year ago now, I attended a bikeway workshop for the City of Elgin, IL: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_thread/thread.... http://tinyurl.com/3cmks2 Last night, the Elgin city council approved the reworked preliminary bikeway plan, which apparently includes a lot of the suggestions from that workshop (I missed the meeting, so I don't have the exact details in front of me). The council approved it unanimously, but not before the liability boogeyman was brought up again (thanks, Illinois Supreme Court!). http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/840306,3_1_EL13_A.... http://tinyurl.com/332ahk -- Kristian Zoerhoff - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The "liability boogeyman" Kristian mentioned (with an appropriately sarcastic nod of thanks to the IL Supreme Court) has little to do with a cyclist being struck by traffic and everything to do with roadway maintenance and design. Google "Boub VS Wayne Township". Regards, Bob Hunt- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan
wrote in message ... So I guess people in IL need a bif brother to ake sure they're safe from even stepping into a pothole!! But they elected Osama Hussein as Senator so it shows how smart they are!!! Elgin is a economically depressed river town. Please don't pick on them, when they are down. The outlying areas of Elgin are upscale, but downtown Elgin has seen better times, by anyone's standards. J. |
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Elgin (IL) Approves Preliminary Bikeway Plan
On 2008-03-15, Jay wrote:
Elgin is a economically depressed river town. Please don't pick on them, when they are down. The outlying areas of Elgin are upscale, but downtown Elgin has seen better times, by anyone's standards. It has, but that casino has helped quite a bit. The big draw for biking in Elgin is the Fox River Trail (with connection to the Illinois Prairie Path), so a big focus of any plan is to connect the neighborhoods with it. However, as the city continues to sprawl west at an astounding rate, linking the new neighborhoods with each other and the older parts of town by something other than an overcrowded US-20 is a major driver as well. I think the Boub liability concerns will fade away in the end, just as they have in Chicago and Schaumburg. -- Kristian Zoerhoff |
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